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CVE-2026-54079 veraPDF Validation XXE via XFA

HighCVSS 8.7 EPSS 0.56%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

veraPDF validation provides PDF/A and PDF/UA validation, feature reporting, and metadata repair. From 1.17.35 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/impl/pd/GFPDAcroForm.java in the getdynamicRender() method, where a crafted PDF containing a malicious XFA stream can cause external entity expansion during PDF/UA-1 validation and allow local file disclosure or outbound server-side requests. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
veraPDF-validation = >= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2 No fix listed
veraPDF-validation = >= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) >= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2 1.30.2
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.18.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.18.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.18.7 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.18.8 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.20.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.20.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.22.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.22.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.24.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.24.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.26.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.26.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.26.5 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.28.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.28.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) = 1.30.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) >= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71 1.31.71
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) >= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2 1.30.2
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.24.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.24.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.26.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.26.2 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.26.5 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.28.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.28.2 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) = 1.30.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) >= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71 1.31.71
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) >= 1.17.35, <= 1.30.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model(Maven) >= 1.31.1, <= 1.31.70 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) >= 1.17.35, <= 1.30.1 No fix listed
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta(Maven) >= 1.31.1, <= 1.31.70 No fix listed

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